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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	The parish has 311 families with a population of ~~1492~~ members as of September 2011.<ref name=Dio />		The parish has 311 families with a population of 1,492 members as of September 2011.<ref name=Dio />

	==Significance==		==Significance==

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The '''Church of Most Holy Saviour''' also known as '''Agrar Church''' is a historic [[Roman Catholic Church]] situated in the locality of [[Bantwal]]. The [[church (building)|church]] was built in 1702,<ref name=Dio>{{cite web |url=http://www.dioceseofmangalore.com/parishes1/a/78-agrar |title= Agrar Parish | publisher=www.dioceseofmangalore.com}}</ref> but it is believed that the existence of church was prior to this. It is the one of the oldest churches in [[Dakshina Kannada]] district. This church comes under [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore]]. Currently Rev. Fr. Benjamine Pinto serves as the [[parish]] priest at this church. Now at present Rev. Fr. Gregory Dsouza serves as the parish priest of the Most Holy Saviour Church.

==History==

Agrar means the [[village]] of [[Brahmins]] and is derived from the [[Kannada]] word Agrahara. Once the most extensive [[parish]] of the [[Diocese of Mangalore]], extending from [[Bantwal]] to [[Charmadi]] borders and from the [[Nethravathi river]] to the [[Gurupur river]], it is certain that the Agrar church existed even prior to the founding of the Bantwal church in 1702 by Fr. Miguel Dmello. There are no records available to show the exact date of the origin of the church at Agrar. Fr. Jose da Costa was the [[Vicar]] at Agrar in 1751. [[Tipu Sultan]] had demolished the first church. It was rebuilt on the same foundation after the return of the [[Christians]] from the captivity. No chronological list of the parish priests prior to 1801 is available. The church was rebuilt, expanded, and renovated by Fr. Camil Baretto in 1889. Br Moscheni S.J., artistically painted its sanctuary in 1902. Fr. R.F.C. Mascarenhas built the presbytery in 1914. The church has been renovated on the occasion of the tricentenary of the founding of the parish in 2002.

New parishes of [[Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady]] in 1885, Church Of Sacred Heart Of Jesus, [[Madanthyar]] in January 1893, Siddakatte on 1 May 1926, Nirkan on 25 May 1930, Allipade on 22 May 1938 Loreto on 1 November 1939, and Farla on 8 December 1994 were carved out of this once extensive parish. The Agrar parish manages and runs two Schools known as Agrar Church Higher Primary School, Holy saviour English medium higher and lower primary school and Christa Jyoti High School.<ref name=Dio />

==Demographics==
The parish has 311 families with a population of 1492 members as of September 2011.<ref name=Dio />

==Significance==
Being one of the oldest church, Agrar church is also famous for many organizations which started under the supervision of church administration.
St. Ann's Convent at Agrar, St. Ann's of Bangalore Convent at Agrar, Agrar Church Primary School, Holy Saviour English Medium School and Christa Jyothi High School are administered and supported by Agrar Church.<ref name=Dio />

[[Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady]] is the daughter church of this parish.

The church is built in the [[Baroque architecture]] style. Its frescos and paintings on the altar are beautiful and well renowned showing Jesus sitting with his Apostles and clearly portraying the artistic touch of Br. [[Antonio Moscheni]], who also painted the [[St. Aloysius Chapel]] in [[Mangalore]] in the style of [[Sistine Chapel]] in [[Vatican City]].

[[File:Frescos and Paintings on the sanctuary of the church painted by Bro. Antonio Moscheni in the year 1902.png|thumb|Frescos and Paintings on the sanctuary of the church painted by Bro. Antonio Moscheni in the year 1902.]]

==People==

The parish has been famous as the place of origin for a large number of priests and nuns. The notable ones are as follows:

*Rev. Dr.[[Aloysius Paul D'Souza]], Bishop of [[Mangalore]] Diocese
*Rev. Dr.[[Gerald Isaac Lobo]], Bishop of [[Udupi]] Diocese
*Rev. Dr. Pius Thomas D’Souza, Bishop of [[Ajmer]]

[[File:Agrar Church during Christmas (Front View).jpg|thumb|Agrar Church during Christmas (Front View)]]

[[File:Agrar Church during Christmas (Side View - Church Bell End).png|thumb|Agrar Church during Christmas (Side View)]]

==See also==
*[[Roman Catholicism in Mangalore]]
*[[Goan Catholics]]
*[[Deanery of Belthangady]]
*[[Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady]]
*[[St. Patrick Church, Siddakatte]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Churches in Mangalore Diocese]]
[[Category:Churches in Mangalore]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1702]]
[[Category:1702 establishments in India]]

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